Germany squeezed past Italy on penalties, after Jogi Low changed his formation to match Italy’s three-man defence.
That change involved dropping Julian Draxler and bringing Benedikt Howedes back into the side. Sami Khedira started alongside Toni Kroos, but lasted just 15 minutes because of injury, and was replaced by Bastian Schweinsteiger.
Antonio Conte was without the...Read more »

Clarence Seedorf’s Milan played extremely well – but couldn’t translate their dominance into goals.
Seedorf changed no fewer than six players, despite winning 2-0 at Sampdoria last time out. Mario Balotelli was still unavailable.
Juventus were without Arturo Vidal through suspension and Giorgio Chiellini was only fit enough for the bench, but otherwise Antonio Conte’s line-ups...Read more »

Juventus took a big step towards a third consecutive title with a convincing victory over their closest challengers.
Antonio Conte welcomed back Andrea Pirlo in the deep playmaking position, and was able to select his first-choice starting XI.
Rudi Garcia had Francesco Totti back after injury, and opted for Adem Ljajic rather than Mattia Destro in...Read more »

Despite losing the contest, Antonio Conte can arguably draw more positives from this match after his side performed impressively with ten men.
Carlo Ancelotti selected a 4-3-3 system for the second time this season, with Gareth Bale and Isco both on the bench. Iker Casillas returned in goal.
Conte went for a 4-5-1 system with Claudio...Read more »

Champions Juventus suffered their first defeat of the season, despite taking a 2-0 lead by half-time.
Vincenzo Montella is still without Mario Gomez, so fielded Giuseppe Rossi upfront alone, and brought Massimo Ambrosini into the midfield.
Antonio Conte left out Arturo Vidal after he was late back from international duty, but fielded Carlos Tevez and Fernando...Read more »